Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-01-01
A NEW YEARS STORY.
Written for the TrMEs.l

nc VINO Wnastieu anu hoWicu uoWu thC
street, sinking you in the face Unexpectedly
sysry corner, and the white fakes OF
: estAzlsd i - glee, like so many joy
- m ,h'evous pranks.
no, "a r.T "a sentieaen's noses, and
agsu in he iieesog me rosy. checked school
chilel sn--sraiu falling in gentle fakes on
the graz hair 4 an old lady as she trudged
along, leaning IN the arm OF her staIwart
grandson fos support. And the wind was
not much better; il seemed as though II vas
in partnership with the snow But what
cared the people who were hustling along
/ towards warm, comfortable homes and bright
hresides; wha, cared they. it would seem all
the more cheerful to them after they were
out OF the storm, for was it not the last day
Of the year, and merry would the night be
as they watched the Old Year out and the
/ New Year in.
But in all this hurTying. merry thrcng
there was one little heart whose painful
beatings were no, noticed by anyone, as he
stood leaning against a large. snowy store.
window which was filled to overlooking with
such good things as he had never seen be-
fore, and with wistfal. sad look in the
large. blue eyes tina, made ones hear, ache
to look at him. Only little. blue eyed.
fair. haired, boy, with tender little mouth.
over whose head only ak years had pass
ed-years full Of nameless SORROW to one so
young. And as he watched the merry
crowd the tears came into the pretty, wisifal
eyes, and he murmured to himself;
Eddie has no home to 60 to, and no one
to love him, and he is 80 hungry, and wants
Mamma so mueh!"
/ But no one heard the tender little voice,
and Eddie turned from the bngh, store.
windows into a more quiet part Of the greA,
city. Brayely the little feet went on and
on. until the steps grew slower and slower.
and the little. frail body Of the orphan was
chilled through. Jus, as the little fellow
was passing over the crossing OF a wide
street there came dAshing along a superb
/ pair of black horses, drawing a handsome
sleigh. the sleigh.bclls liugling meuily, and
mingling with The msTry shouts oi the c!'il.
dren comprising the load. The child stop.
I ped ioT a momenl. looked bewIldered, and
turned to gel out Of the way but the horses
bounded forward. There was rear and
plange, a ehild's scream, and then all was
over eAesp, the eursing Of the driver as he
stopped to see wha, damage was done.
A kind hearted policeman came forward
and gathered the LILLE white figure in his
arms. and passing rapidly through the crowd
of curious people who had gathered. he
pore the insensibs form u the child TO a
hespilal no, far distant.
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and large wound Oa the blus.ysinsA TEN.
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